Best PlacesClaridon, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Claridon, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Claridon ranks 10,470th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Claridon
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Claridon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Claridon ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 96% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 86% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Claridon ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,273 a month, better than only 11% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than only 19% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 20% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 21% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Claridon
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Claridon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $84,908, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Claridon's effective rate of 1.16%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Claridon
Claridon's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Claridon.
Who works in Claridon, and how
Work in Claridon centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Claridon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Claridon.
What the weather is like in Claridon, month by month
Claridon sees roughly 69 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 38, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 29° | 20° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 39° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 63° |
| October | 69° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Claridon
John Glenn Columbus International sits about 40 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 4.4 million passengers in 2025, with 94 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Claridon
Schools across Claridon average an A−, better than 86% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Heritage Elementary SchoolA · 66% proficient
- Liberty Elementary SchoolA− · 62% proficient
- Cardington-lincoln Elementary SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cardington-lincoln Middle SchoolA · 61% proficient
- River Valley Middle SchoolA · 59% proficient
Top high schools
- River Valley High SchoolB+ · 57% proficient
- Cardington-lincoln High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Claridon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Claridon measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Claridon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Claridon
Is Claridon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Claridon ranks 10,470th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, good schools, and a strong job market, and lowest on childcare costs and walkability. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Claridon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $199,736. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $84,908 median income, cost of living beats 62% of towns.
Is Claridon safe?
Yes, Claridon is safer than 72% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $214 per resident a year.
Compare Claridon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Claridon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Claridon represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Claridon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Claridon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Claridon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Claridon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Claridon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Claridon detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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